Monday, January 29, 2007

And yet another knitting blog is born. I hereby join the community of knitting addicts. It's nice to know that there are other people with the same disorder out there. This blog is nothing fancy, just a place where I will share my finished knitbits with whoever might be interested.

When the lining is long enough to join with the stitches of the provisional cast-on, put the provisional stitches on a circular needle or some dpn's. When measuring the lining against the "alpaca part", please keep in mind that the purl rounds are turn rounds, i.e. that is where the fold comes.

Join the lining and the stitches of the provisional cast-on by doing a 3 needle bind-off.

NB! Darn in all ends before joining the stitches.

3 needle bind-off

Keep the stitches of the provisional cast-on behind the stitches of the lining.

Knit the first lining stitch and the first provisional stitch together.Knit the second lining stitch and the second provisional stitch together.Lift the first stitch over the second stitch. Just like a regular bind-off.

* Knit the following lining stitch together with the provisional stitch.Lift first stitch over second stitch.

Repeat from * until all stitches have been worked. Cut yarn and pull through loop.

(You can also use kitchener stitch to join the stitches. A little more work, but no visible seam.)

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Who am I?

I'm a sucker for knitting. It all goes back to early childhood, when my grandmothers introduced me to the art. Ever since, I've been a periodic knitter. My favourite knitting project is socks in all shapes and colours, but I can occasionally squeeze out a sweater or some mittens. I'm no stranger to having several projects going on at the same time.

When I'm not knitting, I work as a freelance translator and try to write my Master's thesis.